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Le Sexe des etoiles
Guss, French 321
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Undergraduate 3
01/27/2016

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Term
gringalet (7)
Definition

noun


homme chétif


weakling, wimp 

Term
énucléé (7)
Definition

verb

 

retirer le nuyau de quelqu'un

extraire les yeux de quelqu'un

 

enuculate 

pull someone's eyes out

Term
amorcé (8)
Definition

verb

 

commencer

 

initiate 

begin

Term
lacrymale (8)
Definition

noun

 

lacrymale glande 

 

lacrimal gland

a gland in the eye socket that produces tears

 

 

Term
ténia (9)
Definition

noun

 

ver parasite de l'homme

 

tapeworm

Term
klaxonn[er] (9)
Definition

verb

 

utiliser le klaxon

attirer l'attention de quelqu'un

 

beep, toot, honk

Term

batifolante (10)

[batifoler]

Definition

verb

 

gambader

 

to frolic 

 

In this sense, "the most amusing" (possibly slang)

Term
flageolant (10)
Definition

adjective

 

tremblant

 

shaky, wobbly 

Term
poupin (10)
Definition

adjective 

 

gross(e) (du sens diminutif)

 

chubby

baby-faced

Term

racolait (13) 

racoler

Definition

verb

 

faire sensation

 

to drum up

Term
  • tâter (13)
Definition

verb

 

palper

to touch (medical sense)

Term
gibelotte (14)
Definition

noun

 

ragout de lapin

 

rabbit stew

Term
petits nimbus (14)
Definition

noun

 

desobligeant (petite personne)

 

pee-wee, small person

Term
chevelure brasillante (15)
Definition

noun/adjective

 

les cheveux étinclés

 

sparkly tail 

Term
amanite (16)
Definition

noun

 

champignon

 

toadstool 

Term
mastiquer (19)
Definition

verb

 

broyer avec les dents

 

chew 

Term
un iule
Definition

noun

 

Iule est le nom vulgaire des myriapodes diplopodes de l'ordre des Julida.


a type of milipede

Term
bedon (21)
Definition

noun

 

familier - ventre 

 

tummy

Term
branle-bas (24)
Definition

noun

 

dégagement du pont d'un navire 

 

cleaning the decks

Term
salière (25)
Definition

noun

 

réceptacle à sel 

 

salt shaker

Term
transbahuter (26)
Definition

verb 

 

déplacer sans trop de précautions

 

haul, lug

Term
sidérales (26)
Definition

adjective

 

relatif aux étoiles

 

astral

Term
baguenaudant (27)
Definition

verb

 

familier - flâner

 

stroll, wander, amble

Term
galbées (27)
Definition

adjective 

 

courbe

 

curved, rounded

Term
acajou (27)
Definition

adjective

 

couleur rouge-brun

 

mahogany

Term

frétille (31)

frétiller 

Definition

verb

 

s'agiter

 

quiver

Term
empêtrés (31)
Definition

adjective 

 

embarrassé, piégé

 

embroiled, ensnared

Term
grouillants (31)
Definition

adjective

 

fourmillant, allant en tout sens

 

swaring, teeming

Term
hennissements (32)
Definition

noun

 

cri de chevaux 

 

neigh, whinny

Term
éclaboussures (32)
Definition

noun

 

tache faite par aspersion

 

splash

Term
naines (33)
Definition

noun

 

personne de petite taille

 

dwarf, midget

Term
socle sidéral (34)
Definition

noun

 

astronomical base (in reference to a star as a figurative safe place for Camille) 

Term

morfondait (35)

 

morfondre

Definition

verb

 

s'ennuyer

 

mope around

Term
retriturait (35)
Definition

verb

 

payer un travail

 

remunerate

Term
niaiserie (36)
Definition

noun

 

caractère niais, stupide

 

idiocy, nonsense, inanity, foolishness

Term
cirrus (38)
Definition

noun

 

un type de nuage

 

cirrus cloud

Term
éclisses (38)
Definition

noun

 

raccord de rails

 

splice bar/fish

Term
pare-chocs (38)
Definition

noun

 

élément de carrosserie

 

bumper

Term
obus (39)
Definition

noun

 

munition d'artillerie

 

shell

Term

chicote (39) 

chicoter

Definition

verb

 

souris: crier

 

squeak

Term
pâture (41)
Definition

noun

 

nourriture des animaux

 

grazing, grass, food

Term

colletaient (42)

colleter

Definition

verb

 

attraper grâce à un collet

 

snare

Term
émoustillant (43)
Definition

adjective

 

excitant

 

titillating, tantalizing

Term
sobresauts (45)
Definition

noun

 

secousse

 

sudden movement, start, jerk, jolt

Term
eider (45)
Definition

noun

 

type de canard

 

eider

Term
biscournue (49)
Definition

adjective

 

irrégulier

 

twisted, crooked

Term
raboteux (49)
Definition

adjective

 

rugueux 

 

rugged, rough, bumpy, uneven

Term
ricanements (49)
Definition

noun

 

rire de moquerie

 

snigger, snicker

Term
régie (52)
Definition

noun

 

entreprise publique

 

public company 

Term
éraillée (54)
Definition

adjective

 

rauque

 

hoarse, rasping

Term
cagibi (54)
Definition

noun

 

local réduit

 

storage room

Term
verroterie (55)
Definition

noun

 

glass jewelry

Term
sparadrapées (55)
Definition

noun

 

bande adhésive 

 

plaster, sticking

Term
tarabuster (55)
Definition

verb

 

to bother

Term
culotte (56)
Definition

noun

 

slip, sutout féminin

 

women's panties

Term

rabrouée (56)

rabrouer

Definition

verb

 

gronder

 

snub

Term
bastingage (58)
Definition

noun

 

parapet

 

rail

Term
hargneuse (58)
Definition

adjective

 

amer

 

bad-tempered

Term
agglutinée (58)
Definition

adjective

 

stuck together 

Term
khôl (59)
Definition

noun

 

produit de maquillage oriental

 

kohl

Term
nippes (60)
Definition

noun 

 

vieux vêtements usés

 

old clothes, rags

Term

châtré (61)

châtrer

Definition

verb

 

castrer

 

castrate, emasculate

Term

couinantes (61)

couiner

Definition

verb

 

pousser de petits cris

 

whine

Term
tonitruant (62)
Definition

adjective

 

retentissant, fracassant

 

blaring

Term

bringuebalée (64)

bringuebaler

Definition

verb

 

se balancer, osciller

 

sway, rock

Term

extirpaient (65)

extirper

Definition

verb

 

sortie quelqu'un d'un endroit avec difficulté

 

drag out, haul out

Term
floconneuses (66)
Definition

adjective

 

qui la forme d'un flocon

 

floaty

Term
gaillardement (68)
Definition

adjective

 

avec entrain

 

cheerfully, merrily 

Term
farfouiller (68)
Definition

verb

 

fouiner, fureter

 

rummage through

Term
subrepticement (68)
Definition

adverb

 

soutenu

 

surreptitiously

Term
badauds (69)
Definition

noun

 

promeneur curieux 

 

onlooker

Term
boui-boui (69)
Definition

noun

 

gargote

 

greasy spoon

Term
pointe de curare (71)
Definition

noun

 

a type of poison

Term
amandes (72)
Definition

noun

 

fruit de l'amandier

 

almonds

Term
luette (72)
Definition

noun

 

partie du gosier

 

uvula 

Term
hargne (73)
Definition

noun

 

agressivité

 

aggressiveness

Term
guingois (75)
Definition

adjective

 

crooked, askew, twisted, lop-sided

Term
rances (75)
Definition

adjective 

 

de goût fort et âcre

 

rancid

Term
étoile filante (78)
Definition

noun

 

shooting star

Term
biais (81)
Definition

adverb

 

de travers

 

crooked

Term
lancinants (84)
Definition

adjective

 

douloureux par élancements

 

shooting, throbbing, stabbing, darting

Term
glabre (84)
Definition

adjective

 

imberbe

 

clean-shaven

Term
âtre (85)
Definition

noun

 

foyer de cheminée

 

hearth, fireplace

Term
cornichonneries (86)
Definition

noun

 

condiment

 

gherkin, pickle

Term
mièvres (86)
Definition

adjective

 

qui manque d'énergie 

 

insipid, bland

Term
désopilant (89)
Definition

adjective

 

très drôle 

 

hilariously funny

Term
denrées (90)
Definition

noun

 

aliment, marchandise

 

food

Term
bardée (91)
Definition

adjective

 

équipé

 

covered in, bedecked with

Term
outrecuidance (93)
Definition

noun

 

impudence

 

impudence, impertinence

Term
goutte (96)
Definition

noun

 

perle d'eau

 

drop

Term
obséquieuse (96)
Definition

adjective

 

exagérément prévenant

 

obsequious

Term
chiottes (97)
Definition

noun

 

merde

 

shit

Term
moirée (98)
Definition

noun

 

effet de la moire

 

iridescence, shimmering

Term
tain (98)
Definition

noun

 

mélange d'étain et de mercure 

 

silvering 

Term
sarrau (99)
Definition

noun

 

blouse de grosse toile 

 

smock

Term
désopilant (105)
Definition

adjective

 

très drôle 

 

hilariously funny

Term

folichonne (105)

 

Definition

adjective

 

s'amuser avec gaiteté

 

merry

Term
rébarbative (106)
Definition

adjective 

 

rude, ennuyeux

 

hostile, off-putting

Term

gaussait (107)

se gausser

Definition

verb

 

railler, se moquer

 

mock, jeer at 

Term
avenant (109)
Definition

adjective

 

plaisant

 

likeable

Term
goutte (112)
Definition

noun

 

perle d'eau

 

drop, bead

Term
tressaillir (119)
Definition

verb

 

sursauter

 

shudder, shake

Term
forcenée (119)
Definition

noun

 

personne qui ne se contrôle plus

 

fanatic, zealot

Term

baratinait (120)

baratiner

Definition

verb

 

tenter de séduire

 

smooth-talk

Term

dompteuse (121)

dompteur

Definition

noun

 

dresseur d'animaux

 

tamer

Term
tonitruants (123)
Definition

adjective

 

retentissant, fracassant

 

blaring, thundering

Term
cloporte (126)
Definition

noun

 

crustacé des lieux humides

 

woodlouse, louse

Term
grace
Definition

noun

 

femme très désagréable

 

bitch, cow, minx

Term

ricana (127)

ricaner

Definition

verb

 

rire de façon sarcastique

 

snicker, sneer

Term
tintamarres (129)
Definition

noun

 

cacophonie

 

din, racket, hullabaloo

Term
seuil
Definition

noun

 

entrée d'une maison

 

threshold, doorstep

Term
la verve
Definition

noun

 

éloquence orale ou écrite

 

eloquence, expressiveness, panache

Term

enfilait

enfiler quelque chose

Definition

verb

 

faire passer

 

thread into

Term
gribouillis (141)
Definition

noun

 

dessin confus

 

doodles

Term
hirsute (141)
Definition

adjective

 

ébouriffé

 

dishevelled, unshaven, rough

Term
asepsie
Definition

noun

 

méthode de protection

 

sanitization, sterilization

Term
enchevêtrées (147)
Definition

adjective

 

emmêlés

 

tangled

Term
piaulement (148)
Definition

noun

 

dig

Term
strabismes (151)
Definition

noun

 

louchement

 

squint

(medical) strabismus

Term
sournoise (151)
Definition

adjective

 

fourbe

 

sly, snide, shifty, sneaky

Term
tailleur (153)
Definition

noun

 

vêtement féminin

 

(in this context) suit

Term
armagnac (154)
Definition

noun

 

eau-de-vie

 

French brandy, Armagnac

Term
liasse (155)
Definition

noun

 

paquet

 

bundle, batch

Term
escarpins (156)
Definition

noun

 

chaussure féminine

 

heel, stiletto, pump

Term
languissante (157)
Definition

adjective

 

qui attend avec impatience

 

languid, languishing

Term
crurent (158)
Definition

verb (passé simple)

 

croire

 

to believe

Term
poignet (162)
Definition

noun

 

articulation de la main

 

wrist

Term
tabouret (163)
Definition

noun

 

petite chaise sans dossier

 

stool

Term
marécageuse (164)
Definition

adjective

 

de la nature de marécage

 

marshy, swampy

Term
ahurissement (168)
Definition

noun

 

stupéfaction

 

amazement

Term
portillon (172)
Definition

noun

 

barrière mobile

 

security gate; barrier

Term
chaudron (173)
Definition

noun

 

grosse marmite

 

cauldron/cooking pot

Term
libidineuse (172)
Definition

adjective

 

lié à pensées érotiques

 

lecherous, lustful, libidinous

Term
carotène (173)
Definition

noun

 

orange pigment

 

carotene

Term
navet (173)
Definition

noun

 

légume racine

 

turnip

Term
percer (173)
Definition

verb

 

faire un trou

 

drill, pierce

Term

ronronner (175)

ronronnant

Definition

verb

 

gronder de plaisir

 

purr

Term
lubrique (177)
Definition

adjective

 

attiré par plaisirs sexuels

 

lustful, lewd, lubricious

Term
plumeau (177)
Definition

noun

 

ustensile de ménage

 

feather duster

Term
cagibis (178)
Definition

noun

 

local réduit

 

storage room

Term
épinette (185)
Definition

noun

 

instrument de musique/cage/arbre

 

spinet/fattening coop/spruce tree

Term
blafardes (188)
Definition

adjective

 

terne

 

pasty, pale

Term
toque (190)
Definition

noun

 

coiffe d'un cuisinier

 

chef's hat

Term
morilles (192)
Definition

noun

 

champignon

 

Morchella mushroom

Term
concilabules (196)
Definition

noun

 

entretiens à voix basse

 

chat, muttering, confabulation

Term
berceuses (200)
Definition

noun

 

chanson pour endormir

 

lullaby

Term
polyvalente (202)
Definition

adjective

 

qui a plusieurs fonctions

 

multipurpose/universal

Term

darda (204)

darder

Definition

verb

 

soutenu (soleil: briller)

 

shine

Term
ragaillardi (208)
Definition

verb

 

redonner des forces

 

perk up, buck up

Term
bringuebaler (209)
Definition

verb

 

se balancer, osciller

 

sway, rock

Term

gluante (211)

 

Definition

adjective

 

visqueux

 

viscous, slimy, sticky

Term
navrante (212)
Definition

adjective

 

fâcheux

 

shame, pity

Term
écureuil (213)
Definition

noun

 

petit rongeur

 

squirrel

Term
maudit (215)
Definition

adjective

 

fichu

 

wretched, damnable, cursed

Term
borborgymes (216)
Definition

noun

 

gargouillis

 

rumbling, gurgling

Term
mastiquer (217)
Definition

verb

 

fixer quelque chose avec du mastic

 

putty

Term
vacarme (218)
Definition

noun

 

bruit fort

 

racket, din, row

Term
jaillir (219)
Definition

verb

 

sortir en jet

 

spring, gush, spurt

Term
mégots (220)
Definition

noun

 

reste de cigarette fumée

 

cigarette butt

Term
folichonnes (222)
Definition

verb

 

s'amuser avec gaieté

 

make merry

Term
gueuler (222)
Definition

noun

 

crier très fort

 

shout, bellow

Term
pactiser (223)
Definition

verb

 

make a pact with

Term
patauger (229)
Definition

verb

 

marcher en terrain très humide

 

wafe, trudge, flounder

Term
frémir (230)
Definition

verb

 

trembler

 

tremble

Term
lacis (237)
Definition

noun

 

enchevêtrement

 

lattice, web, network

Term
rutilante (238)
Definition

adjective

 

brillant

 

gleaming, sparkling

Term
colmater (239)
Definition

verb

 

boucher

 

plug, seal

Term
gémissement (240)
Definition

noun

 

faible plainte

 

groaning, whine

Term
s'effriter (241)
Definition

verb

 

émietter

 

cause to crumble, erode

Term
sempiternel (241)
Definition

adjective

 

toujours répété

 

eternel, perpetual

Term
lorgner (245)
Definition

verb

 

regarder avec envie

 

eye, covet

Term
belliqueux (251)
Definition

adjective

 

bagarreur

 

aggressive, warlike

Term
anfractuosités (253)
Definition

noun

 

crevice

Term
bassesses (255)
Definition

noun

 

mesquinerie

 

baseness, lowness

Term
éreintant (256)
Definition

adjective

 

fatigant

 

exhausting

Term
couillon (261)
Definition

adjective

 

stupide

 

moronic, fuckwitted

Term
cirrhose (265)
Definition

noun

 

maladie du foie

 

cirrhosis (sometimes due to alcoholism)

Term
parcimonieux (268)
Definition

adjective

 

parsimonious

Term
acabit (272)
Definition

noun

 

genre

 

style, type, kind

Term
airgrelet (273)
Definition

adjective

 

piquant

 

sour, bitter, acid

Term
ankyloser (275)
Definition

adjective

 

courbatu

 

stiff, seized up

Term
faiblards (277)
Definition

adjective

 

faible

 

weak, feeble

Term
ribambelle (278)
Definition

noun

 

longue suite

 

flock, bevy

Term
encoignure (283)
Definition

noun

 

angle, coin

 

corner, angle

Term
trifouiller (286)
Definition

verb

 

triturer

 

fiddle with, tinker with

Term
trifouiller (286)
Definition

verb

 

triturer

 

fiddle with, tinker with

Term
mycologue (289)
Definition

noun

 

spécialiste des champignons

 

mycologist

Term
désarroi (293)
Definition

noun

 

confusion

 

disarray

Term
sceller (297)
Definition

verb

 

fermer, clore

 

seal

Term
ephebe (299)
Definition

noun

 

jeune homme

 

 

youth

Term
opaline (301)
Definition

noun

 

bleuâtre comme l'opale

 

opaline

Term
nier (303)
Definition

verb

 

ne pas reconnaitre

 

deny, refute, contradict

Term
soporifique (308)
Definition

adjective

 

qui fait dormir

 

soporific, sedative

Term
entortiller (309)
Definition

verb

 

enrouler autour quelque chose

 

wind, twist

Term
taquiner (312)
Definition

 verb

 

agacer

 

tease, annoy

Term
croustilles (314)
Definition

verb

 

to be crisp, to be crusty

Term
amorce (315)
Definition

verb

 

détonateur

 

primer, fuse

Term
gabardine (317)
Definition

noun

 

tissu de laine ou de coton

 

waterproof raincoat

Term
pensum (324)
Definition

noun

 

devoir supplémentaire

 

lines, extra work

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